Frank Smithson woke up and got up to turn off the alarm clock(闹钟). “Oh no!” he thought to himself. “Another day at that office; a boss (老板) who shouts at me all the time.”

As Frank went downstairs, his eyes fell on a large brown envelope (信封) by the door. He was very happy when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools (足球赌博公司) would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds（英镑）.”

Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips (唇) as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.

At 11:30 Frank arrived at work. “Please explain why you're so late,” his boss said. “Go and jump in the lake,” said Frank. “I've just come into a little money so this is good-bye. Find yourself someone else to shout at.”

That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar (雪茄) when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men, neatly dressed in grey suits. “Mr. Smithson,” one of them said, “we're from Bigwoods Pools. I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake…”

1. What do we know about Frank from the passage?

A. He was a lazy man.      　　  

B. He was a lucky person.

C. He had made a lot of money.     

D. He didn't get on well with his boss.

2.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought _________.

A. someone had come to say sorry to him

B. someone had come to give him the money

C. his friends had come to ask about the football pools

D. his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck

3. On hearing “…there's been a terrible mistake…”, Frank was most likely to be_____.

A. disappointed (失望的)　　 B. worried 　 C. grateful　　　D. Curious

 

Frank Smithson woke up and got up to turn off the alarm clock(闹钟). “Oh no!” he thought to himself. “Another day at that office; a boss (老板) who shouts at me all the time.”

As Frank went downstairs, his eyes fell on a large brown envelope (信封) by the door. He was very happy when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools (足球赌博公司) would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds（英镑）.”

Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips (唇) as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.

At 11:30 Frank arrived at work. “Please explain why you're so late,” his boss said. “Go and jump in the lake,” said Frank. “I've just come into a little money so this is good-bye. Find yourself someone else to shout at.”

That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar (雪茄) when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men, neatly dressed in grey suits. “Mr. Smithson,” one of them said, “we're from Bigwoods Pools. I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake…”

1.What do we know about Frank from the passage?

A. He was a lazy man.      　　   B. He was a lucky person.

C. He had made a lot of money.      D. He got on well with his boss.

2.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought _________.

A. someone had come to say sorry to him

B. someone had come to give him the money

C. his friends had come to ask about the football pools

D. his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck

3.On hearing “…there's been a terrible mistake…”, Frank was most likely to be_____.

A. disappointed (失望的)　　 B. worried 　 C. grateful　　　D. curious

 

Several years ago,a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies(公司) in the world, and the third one had many buildings in the center of New York.

The reporter was talking to them about being important.

“How do we know if someone is really important？” the reporter asked the banker. 　

The banker thought for a few moments and then said,“I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President（总统） of the United States is really important.”　

　  The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that？” she asked.

The man shook his head,“No,I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if when you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”　　

The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so？”　

　  “No，I don’t.” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”　

“Then what would make the visitor important？” the reporter and the other two men asked. 　　

"Oh,I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang，and the President picked up the receiver,listened and then said,“It’s for you.”　　

66. This story happened in _______. 　　

A. England            B. America　　 C. Japan              D. Australia

67. There are _______ in this passage. 　　

A. two men and two women　  　 B. three men and one woman　　

C. three women and one man　　  D. four women　　

68. The banker thought _______. 　　

A. he was really important because he was a rich banker　　

B. the visitor to the White House was really important　　

C. the visitor who met the President of the United States in the White House was really important.　

D. the reporter was really important.　

69. The owner of the very large company thought _______. 　　

A. she was really important because he had one of the largest companies in the world.　

B. the banker was really important.　　

C. the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really important　　

D. the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President，the President would not answer any phone call

70. The owner of many buildings thought _______. 　　

A. he was really important because he had many buildings in the center of New York　　

B. the owner of the very large company was really important　　

C. the visitor was really important if he talked to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor　　

D. the person who worked in the White House was really important

“Can you ________ Chinese, Mr Smith?” “Yes, but just a little.”

A. talk 　　 B. speak 　　　C. tell 　　　D. say